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community-based housing  

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  • The concept of community-based housing incorporates a wide range of principles and methods in the interest of mobilizing resources for resolving the housing issues of groups that depend on social interventions, namely, those in the public rental sector. It is intended for families and households with low to moderate incomes and people with special needs, such as seniors, people with disabilities, single parents, young people, migrants, people escaping domestic violence, people at risk of homelessness, people escaping natural disasters, and ethnic minorities. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Community-Based Housing]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/community-based_housing

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